Bluegrass At Large

I heard a very interesting bluegrass band with members from Australia and the UK called The Greencards on the Mar. 23 Grand Ole Opry that really made an impression on me.  They were introduced as having the #1 selling CD

Log onto www.bluegrasscountry.org from now until April 17th and listen to an interview with the Mark Newton Band and a discussion of his latest release - "Hillbilly Hemingway." See the website for schedule.

Dr. Ralph Stanley will be celebrating his 80th Birthday tonight at a dinner to support The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center in Clintwood, VA. The dinner begins at 6 PM at Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN.

Here's a chance for bluegrass lovers everywhere to "give back" to a man who has contributed mightily to the development of our music. Clarence "Tater" Tate, who spent many years on stage as a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, is

The Recording King banjo and guitar company has made its 2007 catalog available online as a PDF download. It includes photos, descriptions and individual specifications for their line of resonator and open back 5 string banjos, and their cowboy-themed Western Collectible

The International Bluegrass Music Association's marketing effort to bring new listeners into the fold, Discover Bluegrass, has a revamped web site, and encourages IBMA members to take advantage of some of the promotional opportunities offered via DiscoverBluegrass.com. The site now will

In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -

This is the second in a series of article about The New Music Business. I've been a bit out of pocket this week as I'm on vacation, but even so I noticed the news concerning EMI's decision to license DRM free

Here's another post from our semi-regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. Typically, the April edition of the

Just for fun here a video from YouTube of Tony Rice playing Shenandoah. This performance is taken from the DVD Bluegrass Journey. And, from what I can tell, was posted to YouTube by the producers. Hat tip: Fretboard Journal